omg either im not looking in the right places and im thick, or im jus completely at a loss!
i move into my house on friday, ive paid the bond on £500 and i have the rent ready for £475, i have my form to give the council to claim help for housing benefit and council tax help, which when handed in tomorrow they can have settled and ready for me by next monday, altho it will have to be re-applied for once i recieve my first maternity pay check and when i claim whichever benefits im allowed.

now im at a loss as to what benefits i will be entitled to once im moved out (cos at home im not allowed sweet FA!)
i just dont understand it lol can i claim working tax? child benefits? anyone in a similar situation ....im lost lol

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:39 pm

MrsK1986

Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:40 pmPosts: 0

It depends on your situation.

If you're working and going on maternity leave then once baby is born you can claim working and child tax credits along with child benefit and if you get the higer rate of child tax credits you can claim the Sure Start Maternity Grant.

If you're not working and going to get Maternity Allowance then you can claim all of the above apart from working tax credits.

You won't have to re-apply for housing and council tax benefit but you will let them know of a change of circumstances when you get maternity pay and when you get awarded tax credits after baby is born.

I do get paid Its my day job and I don't mind helping out my ED friends as an extra!

xx

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:25 pm

pisceangirl76

Joined: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:33 amPosts: 0Location: Wales

Just wondered if I would be entitled to anything (like a maternity grant or anything similar)

I work part time, I got divorced as I have 2 children, had to sell the family home as I couldnt afford the mortgage payments so its been a big change in lifestyle as my ex husband was a high earner (so never claimed anything always worked since I was 16) and wasn't even aware of tax credits, at the moment i'm on working and child tax credits, I don't claim anything like housing benefit as I have a mortgage which I can just about manage.

My youngest is 9 so just wondered if anything had changed since then?

thanks

sarah x

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:57 pm

MrsK1986

Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:40 pmPosts: 0

If you get the higer rate of child tax credits, once you hit 29 weeks you can claim the Sure Start Maternity Grant which is a 1 off payment of £500, you can get the forms from the DirectGov website or from your local Jobcentre. You'll get the Health in Pregnancy Grant which is for everyone once they get to 25 weeks and you can get the forms from your MW

xxx

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:02 pm

pisceangirl76

Joined: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:33 amPosts: 0Location: Wales

Thanks for that, not sure which rate I get. I'm prob best giving them a ring as I gave my paper work to legal aid when I was sorting out the divorce and didn't get them back! x

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:01 pm

MrsK1986

Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:40 pmPosts: 0

Aye just ask for an award notice, if you get more than the family element (it will be the child element) you'll be entitled to the grant